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Surf Trio

Categories: 1980s, 1990s, Band, Eugene, Garage Rock, Punk, Surf

The Surf Trio (1984–2000; 2002–present)

Genre: Punk/Surf Rock

The Surf Trio recorded and played mostly original material; instrumental surf, 60’s garage, pop-punk and Ramones influenced punk rock.

Base Location Eugene, Oregon

Founding Members:

  • Ron Kleim – guitar and vocals
  • Pete Weinberger – guitar and vocals
  • Dave Meyers – bass
  • Aaron Temple – drums

Dave Meyers was replaced by Jeff Martin shortly after the release of their first E.P. on Moxie records in 1985. Terrence Kerrigan, from The Bo Diddley Headhunters, replaced Aaron Temple in August 1988 and was with the band through June 1989, when he, Martin and Weinberger formed The Wicked Ones. Tim Erickson and Chuck Thompson handled the drum duties at various times during the band’s reformation in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Source: Wikipedia

Surf Trio’s first release on MOXIE RECORDS 1985 – “Cannon Beach”

Surf Trio – “Jack the Ripper” – 1985 – LIVE at W.O.W. Hall in Eugene, Oregon

Tagged With: Aaron Temple, Dave Meyers, Pete Weinberger, Ron Kleim

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